The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
28
21
11
7
21
102
148
143
97
74
74
96
94
78
78
94
90
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM1.52m
5:14AM0.97m
5:24PM1.60m
5:53AM1.11m
5:59PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.47m
10:32AM0.48m
00:10AM0.38m
11:21AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
16
16
15
16
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
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